Comments on: (FT5) Panasonic showed us incorrect specs! + message from trusted sources for you :)

By: jt

jt — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:01:32 +0000

Canon introduces the equivalent of a baby 7D with the T2i. Olympus introduces a camera very similar to the EP2 and adds a pop up flash and only charges $599 for the kit. The T2i in particular is a game changer. If a consumer goes into a store and sees a T2i next to one of these and looks at a chart with the specs listed do you honestly think they’ll pick up one of these instead? The price on these is going to have to be very favorable to sway the consumer, because unlike the GF1 these don’t have a stylish look working in their favor- and favorable pricing is something that Panasonic has often been loathe to do. And for the longest time they could get away with it because they built game changing cameras, cameras like the FZ50 or LX3. Same goes for the GF1 20mm f1.7 kit. But these two cameras- I don’t see how Panasonic is going to get away with charging more than $599 and $699 for these. I could be wrong and these could sell like hotcakes- though I wouldn’t be interested in these, even at that price.

By: marcram

marcram — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:58:05 +0000

I too wish that Panasonic would change their look of the slr-type of cameras. I think they could use some robust rubber grip on metal. I do like the ergonomic changes they have made and think that touch screen, when given as an option, is a step in the right direction. I like others think that the T2i is a great camera, but still don’t want the mirror or the bulkier design. In fact, many venues will be hesitant to let you take an slr-looking camera into their establishment. That is why I think Olympus designs so far and the GF1 are so slick. Something of a hybrid between those and the slr-looking cameras (G1, GH1, G2, G10). Something like a micro 4/3 version of the the DMC-L10K perhapse. I was dissapointed that the E-P2 was the E-P1 shell, but I can only imagine GH2 users getting the fifth generation (or implementation) of the same body. Here is to hoping the E-P3 is a new design as well. All that being said, I bet the GH2 will be an awesome camera even with the current body design. To be a game changer, it will have to have the video capability of the T2i with the articulating touchscreen LCD offered in the G2. Throw in global shutter and 1080 60p and it will be the best hybrid camera to date.

By: Ole

Ole — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:57:25 +0000

Whats with the LX3 successor? Aren’t there any rumors about it? I’m very disappointed. I don’t want a dslr looking non dslr. Whats the advantage of this G2/G10 according to a much better and not very bigger Canon Eos.